黑龙江省哈尔滨市第六中学2015_2016学年高二英语下学期开学考试试题

1 哈尔滨市第六中学2017届高二3月月考

英语试题

第二部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)

第一节 (共15小题; 每小题2分, 满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

I clearly remember the day when my little brother was born: January 1, 1994. One of my favorite

family photos shows me lying with my mother in the hospital bed, happy but unaware of the small, sleeping

baby in the background.

I stayed with my grandparents for the weekend of my brother’s birth, excited about my new brother

but not yet aware of what having a little brother would mean. I didn’t truly realize what was going

on until we were in the hospital room at Duke University----coincidentally (碰巧地), the same room

in which I had been born two years earlier.

When I looked at my brother for the first time, I felt a mixture of fear and interest. Little did

I know that small, pink creature would grow up to be one of my favorite people in the world.

In reality, though I am two years older than my brother, I am more often than not the real baby

in the family. I am very lacking when it comes to common sense. Instructions constantly confuse me

and I frequently find myself totally puzzled by things like knowing how to start the washing machine

or manage the storage settings on my iPhone.

That’s where Gibson comes in. The poor kid has had to guide me through more tasks than I would

care to admit, but he never complains. Though I should probably be told to figure it out myself, he

always comes through.

I’m envious of his ability to readily answer the ever-present, “What do you want to do with your

life?” question at family gatherings. “Be a doctor,” he says----a solid answer, completely opposite

to my shaky one, “Well, I’m an English major, so...”

My brother truly is my best friend. No one understands me better, and there isn’t anyone else

I would want to be stuck with in our family. I may not have a clear idea of where I’m headed, but

he is stuck with me.

1. How did the author feel when he saw his brother for the first time?

A. Angry and sad. B. Excited and moved.

C. Curious and scared. D. Happy and interested.

2. What does the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph mean?

A. My brother is the real baby in the family.

B. In fact, I seem to be less mature than my little brother.

C. My brother gets more love from the family than I do.

D. I am growing more slowly than my brother.

3. What does the brother often help the author do?

A. Help him deal with many daily tasks.

B. Help him with his studies.

C. Give him advice on how to choose a major.

D. Comfort him when he is in a bad mood.

4. What is the best title for this text?

A. My Strange Family Gatherings

B. The Real Baby in the Family

C. Stuck with Me----My Not-So-Little Little Brother

D. The Feeling of Having a Brother 2 B

Can dogs and cats live in perfect harmony in the same home? People who are thinking about adopting

a dog as a friend for their cats are worried that they will fight. A recent research has found a new

recipe of success. According to the study, if the cat is adopted before the dog, and if they are

introduced when still young (less than 6 months for cats, a year for dogs), it is highly probable that

the two pets will get along swimmingly. Two-thirds of the homes interviewed reported a positive

relationship between their cat and dog.

However, it wasn't all sweetness and light. There was a reported coldness between the cat and

dog in 25% of the homes, while aggression and fighting were observed in 10% of the homes. One reason

for this is probably that some of their body signals were just opposite. For example, when a cat turns

its head away it signals aggression, while a dog doing the same signals submission.

In homes with cats and dogs living peacefully, researchers observed a surprising behavior. They

are learning how to talk each other's language. It is a surprise that cats can learn how to talk ‘dog’

and dogs can learn how to talk ‘cat’.

What's interesting is that both cats and dogs have appeared to develop their intelligence. They

can learn how to read each other's body signals, suggesting that the two may have more in common than

we previously suspected. Once familiar with each other's presence and body language, cats and dogs

can play together, greet each other nose to nose, and enjoy sleeping together on the sofa. They can

easily share the same water bowl and in some cases groom (梳理) each other.

The significance of the research on cats and dogs may go beyond pets ─ to people who don't get

along, including neighbors, colleagues at work, and even world superpowers. If cats and dogs can learn